The following elections occurred in the year 1980.
Africa
- 1980 Angolan legislative election
- 1980 Cameroonian presidential election
- 1980 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
- 1980 Gabonese legislative election
- 1980 Guinean legislative election
- 1980 Ivorian parliamentary election
- 1980 Ivorian presidential election
- 1980 São Toméan legislative election
- 1980 Southern Rhodesian general election
- 1980 Sudanese parliamentary election
- 1980 Tanzanian general election
- 1980 Ugandan general election
Asia
- 1980 Iranian legislative election
- 1980 Iranian presidential election
- 1980 Japanese House of Councillors election
- 1980 Japanese general election
- 1980 Philippine Kabataang Barangay election
- 1980 Philippine local elections
- 1980 Republic of China legislative election
- 1980 Singaporean general election
- 1980 South Korean presidential election
India
- 1980 Indian general election
- 1980 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh
- 1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
- 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
Australia
- 1980 Australian federal election
- 1980 Denison state by-election
- 1980 Northern Territory general election
- 1980 Norwood state by-election
- 1980 Queensland state election
- 1980 Western Australian state election
Europe
- Austrian presidential election
- Gibraltar general election
- Icelandic presidential election
- Polish legislative election
- Portuguese presidential election
- Portuguese legislative election
- Umbrian regional election
- Venetian regional election
Germany
- West German federal election
- de:Landtagswahl in Baden-Württemberg 1980
- de:Landtagswahl im Saarland 1980
Spain
United Kingdom
- 1980 Glasgow Central by-election
- 1980 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
- 1980 Southend East by-election
United Kingdom local
English local
North America
- 1980 Honduran Constituent Assembly election
- 1980 Honduran presidential election
- 1980 Panamanian parliamentary election
Canada
- 1980 Brantford municipal election
- 1980 Edmonton municipal election
- 1980 Canadian federal election
- 1980 Manitoba municipal elections
- 1980 Ontario municipal elections
- 1980 Ottawa municipal election
- 1980 Quebec independence referendum
- 1980 Toronto municipal election
Caribbean
- 1980 Antigua and Barbuda general election
- 1980 Jamaican general election
- 1980 Tobago House of Assembly election
United States
- 1980 United States presidential election
- 1980 United States Senate elections
- 1980 United States elections
- 1980 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial
- 1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election
- 1980 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1980 Washington gubernatorial election
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
California
- United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980
- United States Senate election in California, 1980
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia (U.S. state)
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1980
- United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1980
South Dakota
United States House of Representatives
- 1980 United States House of Representatives elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1980
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1980
United States Senate
- 1980 United States Senate elections
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 1980
- United States Senate election in Alaska, 1980
- United States Senate election in Arkansas, 1980
- United States Senate election in California, 1980
- United States Senate election in Colorado, 1980
- United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1980
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 1980
- United States Senate election in Idaho, 1980
- United States Senate election in Illinois, 1980
- United States Senate election in Indiana, 1980
- United States Senate election in Iowa, 1980
- United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 1980
- United States Senate election in New York, 1980
- United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1980
- United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1980
- United States Senate election in Ohio, 1980
- United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 1980
- United States Senate election in Oregon, 1980
- United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1980
- United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1980
- United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1980
- United States Senate election in Washington, 1980
- United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 1980
Washington (U.S. state)
Wisconsin
Oceania
Australia
- 1980 Australian federal election
- 1980 Denison state by-election
- 1980 Northern Territory general election
- 1980 Norwood state by-election
- 1980 Queensland state election
- 1980 Western Australian state election